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From where did Brunt get the idea, we would even say certainty by the way he speaks that the PJ reopened the case because of an alleged series of attacks against little British girls, which have been emphatically denied by the Portuguese authorities of ever having existed?

How can Martin Brunt being in the position he is in his career, by that I mean he is close enough to retirement spout the lies he did in this interview the downright lies that you have already pointed out that the Portuguese re opened the case because of an alleged series of attacks against little British and also that DNA tests had cleared Euclides Mounterio. He is not some young journalist who done and said things he didn't particularly like in the naive belief that it would further his career and would be able to look back in years to come and regret it but hope the good things he done in between would somehow excuse the nativity of youth. Then again he has had the humiliation of sitting in a court of law with the knowledge that everyone in it and everyone watching it seen him as a disgusting old man in a dirty raincoat who hounded a decent law abiding woman to her death and it didn't encourage him to take stock and realise he was a rat bag of the lowest order. Do you have any children or grandchildren Mr Brunt who in years to come will sit with heads bowed every time those clips and wonder was the nice house you got to live your last days in worth it. Me personally I would rather end my days in a cerdboard box on the street that prostitutute myself like you have

Former PJ coordinator denies giving an interview to an Australian channel.

By Rui Pando Gomes | 02: 39

A scam. This is how Gonçalo Amaral (PJ) former Inspector of the PJ classifies the documentary on channel 7 of Australia on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which revealed a clue about an employee of the Ocean Club in Lagos, where the child disappeared almost 10 years.

The production of the Sunday Night program used images of the former PJ coordinator strolling on the beach. Amaral assured CM that "it's a lie" that he gave any interview for that program.

"I don’t know how they did it, I've strolled on many beaches, but never with that journalist [Rahni Sadler]. It's a scam, which only demonstrates the lack of credibility of said lead," said the former PJ investigator, who accuses the parents of the English child to have "a powerful and well-oiled communication machine that over the years has contributed to the defense of its main concern: their image."

Amaral further said that he was "shocked" by Maddie's father's answer to the question of whether they had killed the daughter aired in the documentary. "It's strange that a father has to say what he said. A simple"no"is more spontaneous and sincere than an emphatic"no, nothing" (the father's words)," he underlines.

I just can't imagine that anyone at the PJ doubts the conclusion of Mr. Amaral and Mr. Ribeiro. Again Portugal is being painted as a hell hole with shaggy perpetrators all over the country and in the Algarve, not to say Luz, in particular. But as long as people like Mr. Amaral stay foot in this case, and as long as commenters like us -with all our belief in facts and disbelief in "confusion-ism"- are prepared to follow the long and winding road to the truth, maybe some day the one and only victim of this fantasm will find rest. Finally. And that's an emphatic "finally". A respectful "thank you" to all of you, not having 'an agenda', not trying to unfold awesome theories for the sake of these, not thinking of yourselves while commenting on factual findings and gut feelings. Greetings from Belgium.

An ideal opportunity is fast approaching, what better day than Friday June 9th than to announce the news that the farce known as Operation Grange is over,this day will be the day that we Brits will know what ruling class we've elected to govern us,the rags will be full of it,who ever decides on when it should end use the day wisely,you know it makes sense.

Top detective accuses 'politically correct' Scotland Yard of hounding him out of his job after he made pro-Brexit comments on Facebook Mick Neville, 49, says he lost job after colleague complained about 'edgy' viewsThree-month disciplinary cleared the Detective Chief Inspector of misconductNeville was former head of Metropolitan Police's central forensic images teamFather-of-four said Met would 'rather get rid of me than catch criminals'

Facebook maps peoples’ features every time an image is uploaded, and can recognise them even if they are not “tagged” with a name.

In Madeleine’s case, the former Scotland Yard forensics expert says the technology could easily identify people with the rare blemish seen in the missing girl’s right eye.

Then expert “recognisers” could be brought in to search through images of people with the same ¬condition to try to spot the girl, who would now be nearly 14 years old.

He believes there is every chance that if the youngster, who vanished aged three on May 3, 2007, is still alive, her picture will be on the internet somewhere.

Mr Neville, who pioneered the use of image recognition forensics in criminal detection resulting in thousands of convictions, told The Sun: “There are still opportunities to find out what happened to Madeleine McCann through the use of images.

“If she was still alive — and there is no proof she is not — then by using a combined tactic of technology and people with advanced facial recognition skills you could potentially find where Madeleine is today.”

And he suggested the search would be greatly narrowed down by the unusual keyhole-shaped line in her eye, known as coloboma of the iris, which affects as few as seven out of a million people.

He said: “If an image search was carried out for females in an age range of three to 15 with this eye marking then you may only have a few hundred in the UK and tens of thousands worldwide.

“It would be an easily manageable number to scan through.”

Mr Neville added it is entirely feasible that if Madeleine was abducted by a childless couple or sold by people traffickers, then a family photograph could exist of Madeleine somewhere on the ¬internet or on a passport database.

Other useful images could come from CCTV footage.

He said: “She would now be a girl of almost 14 years old. If she is being brought up by a childless couple then it is probable she uses Facebook or Snapchat, like all children of that age do. They are drawn to social media.

“If this were the scenario then I also think it would be difficult for any family not to have put a digital image of Madeleine on the internet somewhere at some point.”

The former detective said law enforcement databases featuring images of abused children could also be scanned with the software.

He explained: “There is no single Interpol database for storing images. But many law enforcement agencies across the world have their own databases with paedophile material.

“With the right software tool, these systems could be search for an image of Madeleine focusing on her distinctive eye mark.”

The iris blemish was a key focus of early posters in the hunt for ¬Madeleine, who went missing from her family’s holiday flat in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents Kate and Gerry were dining yards away.

But police soon became wary of attaching too much importance to the mark, in case anyone who recognised her from a distance was dissuaded from coming forward because they had failed to spot it.

However, Mr Neville said the march of technology — such as the software used by Facebook with its 1.86billion users — means it should once again play a central role.

And if the Facebook system did not work, he says, a bespoke software tool could be developed along the lines of a logo pattern recognising system used by Mr Neville’s team for the first time last year to secure the conviction of a burglar.

This technology trawled CCTV to identify distinctive branding of a repeat offender’s T-shirt, which was then matched to the top worn by the thief in an earlier mugshot.

Any images found that featured people with the same eye condition as Madeleine would be reviewed by humans with gifted recognition skills, known as “super recognisers”.

The Metropolitan Police, which has been leading the hunt for Madeleine, currently has a team of 140 super recognisers, although only six are employed full-time.

Mr Neville explained: “Super ¬recognisers are known to be able to identify people from images taken many years ago.

Facial recognition works from the eyes and in ¬Madeleine’s case that could be highly relevant. It is never too late.”

The expert, who retired in ¬January, founded the Met’s Central Forensic Image Team in 2012.

A PIONEERING cop behind the Met’s Super Recognisers CCTV squad could be sacked over pro-Brexit comments made on Facebook.

Det Chief Insp Mick Neville faces a disciplinary probe into whether he “crossed the line” in his support of Ukip and passionate posts over the Referendum.

Neville, who is in charge of the Met’s globally-acclaimed Central Images Unit, also spoke out against gay marriage and tore into Remain-supporting former PM David Cameron.

His comments were made on an open Facebook site that makes no mention of his police role.

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards started investigating after being passed information on the 50-year-old detective by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

He had reposted an item on May 29 from a group called To Hell With Political Correctness about migrants being given national insurance.

Neville asked: “And how much does this cost Chancellor Osborne? And how much does it cost the NHS and schools? And how many people in prison are indigenous British? So who pays for that?

“Perhaps the Remain supporters can justify this or explain how it makes us all stronger.”

Reposting another item on migrants on May 17 from a group called The Rise of Ukip, he said: “If you are voting Remain for ‘economic’ reasons (viz personal greed) then I hope you enjoy your thirty pieces of silver.”

Posted by portugalpress on April 26, 2017 Madeleine McCann and the media

COMMENT

The most reported and discussed missing person case ever recorded is still not only a highly contentious mystery, but also a personal tragedy that has been turned into a public farce by elements of the media.

In the entirely predictable press frenzy surrounding the imminent 10th anniversary of the disappearance, much of the coverage, particularly in the British tabloids, has been farcical. But it should not be dismissed lightly.

Unable to come up with “news” on the case, the tabloids have been rehashing the same old speculation and guesswork.

“Could Madeleine McCann have been snatched by a lone paedo or simply wandered off?”

“She was sold to a rich family, says ex-cop.”

“New hope after decade-long search.”

“Experts say Madeleine McCann’s body is almost impossible to find.”

And then there was the much-touted Australian TV show that promised “a major breakthrough in the case”.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror took a slightly different tack with a story headlined, “What REALLY happened the night Madeleine McCann disappeared as nanny breaks her 10-year silence”.

The story did not explain what “really” happened, nor did it name the nanny or why she had remained silent for so long.

It quoted her as considering the McCann to be “the picture perfect family” and repeated the usual British criticism of the Portuguese police.

More surprisingly, she claimed that the resort from which Madeleine vanished was considered so unsafe that nannies were given rape alarms (whistles) and advised, “don’t go anywhere by yourself, ever”.

There was nothing to suggest the Mirror had tried to question or check this or any of the nanny’s other assertions, but, in Praia da Luz, they were viewed with derision. It was seen as yet another attempt to brand Praia da Luz as a den of iniquity, which it is not and never has been.

The official police files on the case contain nothing about rape whistles or alarms. None of the signed statements by child-care workers mentioned anything about suspicious goings-on or Luz being “unsafe”.

The manager of the Ocean Club where the McCanns were staying said in a police statement in 2007 that he had “no knowledge of any untoward situation involving Ocean Club users or in the village itself, other than some damage and minor thefts”.

The Mirror story was also a reminder that real journalism has to a large extent been replaced by ‘churnalism’, which disregards traditional standards of original news gathering based on impartiality and fact-checking for accuracy and honesty.

The nanny’s story was quickly recycled virtually verbatim on the internet by other tabloids. Even the broadsheet Daily Telegraph fell into line as did news services in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Trial by the media has had a huge influence on public perceptions about guilt or innocence in this case. Most of the mainstream media reports state as if it were a fact that Madeleine was “abducted”. Maybe she was. Maybe she wasn’t.

There is no certainty either about the other main theory, that her parents covered up an accidental death in the apartment.

Until solid evidence is found and the culprits are brought to justice, the public fascination with this case will continue to fuel and be fuelled by the media’s determination to churn out stories whose accuracy and agenda may sometimes be open to doubt.

The current avalanche of stories inevitably evokes the previous admission by Lord Bell, founder and former chairman of the Bell Pottinger public relations group, to columnist and author Owen Jones, that “the McCanns paid me £50,000 in fees to keep them on the front page of every single newspaper for a year, which we did”.

Nevertheless, “Maddie” helps circulation figures and makes money. Money, along with misinformation, has always played far too big a part in this case which, let’s remember, is about the tragic loss of a child.

By LEN PORT

Len Port is a journalist and author based in the Algarve. Follow Len’s reflections on current affairs in Portugal on his blog: algarvenewswatch.blogspot.pt

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This blog believes that concerning the MADDIE McCANN case the following happened:

- Maddie McCanndied in the early evening of May 3rd, 2007, in the Apartment 5A. We believe the death to have been accidental.

- At the time of Maddie's death the Praia da Luz's Ocean Club was hosting a large swinging holiday in which the McCanns and friends were part of among many others.

- After Maddie's death a cover-up of unseen proportions and scope took place not to hide Maddie's death but with the main purpose of hiding the presence of swinging. To achieve that, Maddie's death had to be hidden.

- We don't believe there was any sort of negligence involved in the Maddie affair. We don't believe that T9 dined at Tapas Bar from Sunday to Wednesday. We think that on those nights they left their children with professional nannies - as did other guests - to go dine downtown PdL. On Thursday night they did use Tapas but that was simply part of what was to be "negligence"that was required to allow Maddie to be "abducted."

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Luz - THE VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

PdL - What a place. Why does anyone holiday there?It's populated by black heroin addicts, people who rob apartments, gypsies who steal scrap and wood, scruffy moustachioed lurers of children, bogus charity collectors, suspicious street musicians, men lurking near phone booths, glasses man lurking in stairwells, blond men suspiciously lurking outside apartments, soothing couples entering apartments without permission, mysterious gangs of cleaners, men taking photographs of children on beaches... And to top it all, you have to queue for a table booking.Anonymous 11Nov 2013 12:22:00

Maybe because you can always enjoy an ice-cream in the rain?And a dip in an icy pool on arrival always attracts a crowd.Textusa 11Nov 2013 12:28:00

I like the Tapas fragile chairs and tables. They wobble nicely when cutting thick grilled steaks spilling the drinks all about! It's fun for the whole family!Anonymous 11Nov 2013 13:08:00

And how about the number of men seen carrying little blond girls in the street in the middle of the night?Anonymous 11Nov 2013 14:04:00

PdL - where families take it in turn to vomit each night, dog packs pursue and bite joggers, guests fall off catamarans, damage tendons playing tennis, have shaving accidents and stagger around apartments bleeding, domestic appliances need repair, shutters jam, baby monitors won't function at restaurants, travel cots can't be assembled.. sounds like THE VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED.Anonymous 12 Nov 2013 12:37:00

Child Catcher

Algarve - THE REGION OF THE DAMNED

“Algarve – Where Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s Child Catcher found it ideal to roam the streets with his GYPSY-wagon:“There are children here somewhere. I can smell them. Come along, kiddie-winkies!”Algarve, the REGION OF THE DAMNED.”

Please Reconstruct I:

PJ's Declaration for Reopening Process:

"Madeleine McCann

As is the case with any situation in which a child goes missing, notwithstanding formal dismissal of the inquiry into her disappearance, and just as has always been publicly stated, the Polícia Judiciária never stopped paying close attention to any and all information that might possibly shed light on the whereabouts of the minor Madeleine McCann, the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and the identity of the perpetrator(s).

It was with this goal in mind that in March 2011 the National Director of the Polícia Judiciária entrusted a team of investigators from the North Directorate with the mission of reassessing, as a whole, the vast amount of information gathered during the inquiry, aimed at identifying data for which a more in-depth investigation might be useful and possible.

The reassessment which took place over the last two years and a half suggested new evidence to have surfaced, which, requiring the investigation to proceed, meets the requirements set out by section 279(1) of the Portuguese Code of Criminal Procedure for reopening of the inquiry.

Accordingly, a request for reopening was made to the Public Prosecutor for the jurisdiction of Portimao, and approval granted by the latter. "

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“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” Mark Twain

Revelations

"For the righteous, a revelation is a joyous event, the realization of a divine truth but for the wicked, revelations can be far more terrifying, when dark secrets are exposed and sinners are punished for their trespasses." Quote from the TV Series "Revenge" (T2 - Ep9)

Truth

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.Arthur Schopenhauer

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.Winston Churchill

The Revolution

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.George Orwell

The Revolution Goes Viral

"Once information networks become social, the implications are massive: truth can now travel faster than lies, and all propaganda becomes instantly flammable. Sure, you can try to insert spin, but the instantly networked consciousness of millions of people will set it right: they act like white blood cells against infection so that ultimately the truth, or something close to it, persists much longer than disinformation"The Guardian (04Jan12)

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts Winston Churchill

PRECIOUS, SO TRUE, WORDS

“One coincidence, two coincidences – maybe they’re still coincidences. Any more than that and it stops being coincidence.”

Kate McCann

(in MADELEINE, by Kate McCann, published in 2011 by Bantam Press, pg. 328)

Imagine...

"This says it all, Ms Loach hit the nail on the head!

"Ms Loach replied: “Imagine the public believing that you covered up your child’s death and then sought to make money out of it. They feel shame, humiliation and anguish."

Yes, that's exactly what we, the public, believe, because that's exactly what they did! And, their "shame, humiliation and anguish" are because they know we know!"

Comment posted by Anonymous to Textusa at Sep 16, 2013, 8:36:00 AM on "McCann vs Amaral Libel Trial" post referring to Mockumentary maker Emma Loach's testimony on the 1st day of said trial as one of McCann's defense witness.

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Hey textusa How are you? well I hope,just thought I would tell you that there are videos about you on youtube, claiming you are an internet predator who stole her daughters identity and prowls the forums for young boys, they say you are welsh!! I think its a case of mistaken identity because are you not portuguese and male? Anyway great blog. keep it up.(Anon., Nov 13th, 05:43)

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sabot:

“Wot Round Table?”

bonnybraes1:

“He/she/it invented a barking mad 'theory' about no-one actually having eaten in the Tapas, because he/she/it couldn't grasp the table arrangements.”

So, because textusa doesn't understand stuff like that, all the Tapas group, the staff, everyone, were lying.

OMG - you don't suppose textusa is actually Gonc, do you?”

sansouci:“Could be Bonny.

The 'theories' about the table and the watersports are really so far beyond bizarre, that I get the feeling that 'textusa' could actually be 'pisstaka'.”

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“Because no-one is more vicious in their search for payback that those who realise they have allowed themselves to be taken for a fool” (A "boomerang" comment left by an Anonymous (Insane?) at Sep 22, 2012 2:06:00 PM)

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“…How would any of you idiots like it if your name came into the public domain because you were witness to a crime, and some mad bitch set up a site in which she called you a liar, and claimed you were actually involved in the crime you witnessed? Just ponder on that for a moment”

Aug 28, 2011 9:27:00 AM

“…Where is your sense of shame or decency in accusing innocent witnesses of being involved in covering up the death of a child?

I see no shame or decency on here - just an utter indifference to the rights or feelings of others.

I notice no-one had the balls to answer my question about how you would feel if this was done to you - if you were a witness to a crime and some deranged cow on the internet accused you of being involved. You are all a complete disgrace.”

Aug 28, 2011 1:09:00 PM

FOOT IN THE MOUTH DISEASE

Insane (Nov 14, 2012 11:37:00 PM):

Oh look here - amazing what one can find out by means of a couple of emails to Mark Warner.

You are toast, lady. Finished.

I am going to enjoy this more than is actually decent.

Textusa (Nov 15, 2012 8:50:00 AM):

Well it seems that you're quite privy with the Ocean Club aren't you?

Them giving YOU the information about their own mails?

And you threatening us based on information that YOU apparently got from the Ocean Club.

That's really interesting, isn't it?

Insane (Nov 15, 2012 10:47:00 PM):

One thing I really like about Mark Warner is how helpful their staff are. Really go the extra mile for someone needing information. IYKWIM

:)

Textusa (Nov 16, 2012 11:17:00 AM):

Thank you for confirming that Mark Warner Staff are supplying YOU with information pertaining the Maddie Affair.

Insane's Moment of Rare Beauty

“It would be more suspicious if every account tallied. Police expect to find contradictions, don't tell me you did not know this?” (Nov 22, 2012 3:38:00 PM), when providing an opinion on contradictions from various statements in the PJ Files.

“I don't give a rat's arse about the statements which tally too closely - of course some of them tally too closely, there is an in depth analysis of them on my blog, the one you are not invited to.” (Nov 22, 2012 4:08:00 PM), when, exactly 30 minutes later, provides an opposite opinion, in this case about the fact that some of Tapas' Staff's statements tally too closely.

Insane the Entrepeneur?

"I'd love to stay, but I have a report to write, and it won't do itself, will it?" (Nov 29, 2012 8:14:00 PM)Insane the Disruptor, a new profession shown inNew Career Opportunities

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''This blog expresses exclusively the exchange of ideas and opinions between people who have sniffed WAY too many solvents, and the imaginary people who live at the bottom of their garden, and so is not responsible for the enormous fines, possible imprisonment, or lifelong incarceration in a mental hospital which may result from it's content, as although it is on the interclickyweb, it is of a private nature, accompanied only by the voices in their heads, very much like any other conversation which takes place in a psychiatric ward between people rocking backwards and forwards in their seat and eating the wallcoverings, where FREEDOM OF SPEECH is exercised in the half hour per day of free association which the inmates are allowed.''Comment NOT published but submitted on Aug 22, 2011 10:17:00 PM

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We waited so long for the link...

A possible explanation for the wait: "As I have made perfectly clear, you and your sort will never have access to my blog. We are particular about who we invite, and would not include screaming harpies and riff-faff like yourself."unpublished comment from Insane at Nov 23, 2012 10:55:00 AM

Then, a glimmer of hope?“Publishing elsewhere the posts Textusa refuses to publish is also appropriate - and also gives you fools a chance to read what she withholds from you, knowing that you would desert her if you were aware of how much trouble she leads you into.” (Nov 29, 2012 12:40:00 PM)

No, it wasn’t to be so… :“For the last time, you will never be provided with a link for my blog - you are not welcome there and will never be given access”(Nov 29, 2012 1:38:00 PM)